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1 ASSESSMENT AND DATA MANAGEMENTA CONSISTENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM From Birth Through Secondary LevelNEW CopyrightEARLYDEVELOPMENTBRIGANCE DiagnosticINVENTORY OFCURRICULUM ASSOCIATES , Albert H. BriganceIIBRIGANCE DiagnosticCOMPREHENSIVE inventory OFBASICSKILLSCURRICULUMASSOCIATES , Albert H. BRIGANCE BRIGANCE Diagnostic InventoriesBRIGANCE Inventories Meet Your Assessment Needs. 2 BRIGANCE Inventories Assess with BRIGANCE Inventories to: identify present levels of performance in specific skill areas connect assessment with basic skills instruction measure progress against instructional goals BRIGANCE Web Services: customize reports for individuals and groups disaggregate data by subgroups and report results in the aggregate facilitate ongoing data management, reporting, and instructional planning BRIGANCE Inventories : engage students with persistent academic disabilities and the most significant cognitive disabilities implement uniform assessment district-wide support portfolio data Alternate Assessment Data-driven Decision Making Ongoing AssessmentFOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, professionals have relied on BRIGANCE Inventories to.

2 Identify performance levels set instructional goals report progress maintain a systematic, easily interpretable history of children s assessments Meet state and federal mandates, including NCLB and Download correlations to your state standards at e-Training for Teachers FREE online inservices at now, more than meet alternate assessment mandatesAlternate AssessmentToday, NCLB s high-stakes accountability and new regulations make it critical to appropriately assess all students. Reliable and valid, BRIGANCE Inventories help educators: measure progress on outcomes specific to instructional needs document student learning from baseline to benchmarks with a consistent format for all educational providers improve instructional effectiveness by using alternate assessment not only to document what a student has learned, but to enhance and extend learning create meaningful IEP goals that align with state standards provide evidence of performance to support portfolio data facilitate analysis and reporting with Web-based data management For more information, sample pages, and CA101 e-Training for Teachers, and to order.

3 Visit 800 225 0248 Curriculum Associates 3 The BRIGANCE assessment results have assisted the interdisciplinary team in creating meaningful goals related to the New York State Learning Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities. Francine Dreyfus, Uniform Assessment for All Students in Alternate Assessment, Today s School, January/February Assessment 4 BRIGANCE Inventories inventory of Early Development II (IED II)Developmental age birth 7 The IED II serves as both a Diagnostic instrument and criterion-referenced classroom assessment, with new features: normed/standardized option for key skill areas updated developmental age references additional social-emotional assessments expanded functional skills sequences for assessing incremental gains IED II Goals and Objectives CD, Scoring Conversion CD, and Management System, page 7.

4 NEW!IED II Early Childhood Outcomes Crosswalk Available. Call for information (800) 225-0248 NEW CopyrightCorrelated Instruction Readiness: Strategies and PracticeGrades pre-K 1 Correlated to IED II and the Readiness section of CIBS R, this BRIGANCE teaching component s early childhood activities link assessment with instruction. A comprehensive curriculum resource, it also provides a wealth of information, techniques, and references to strengthen the readiness skills of children developmental ages 3 family-to-school connections with: reproducible letters to families reproducible learning plans read-to-me book listIED II and CIBS R help you: identify performance levels set instructional goals report progress maintain a systematic, easily interpretable history of children s assessments NEW Copyright For more information, sample pages, and CA101 e-Training for Teachers, and to order, visit 800 225 0248 Curriculum Associates 5 Using the BRIGANCE gives a very clear picture of progress from one test date to the next.

5 The use of different colors for each test administration easily highlights for teachers and parents the growth of the child. I also enjoy being able to show students the progress they have made. The different colors make it easy for the students to see how much they have learned. Janet Rioux, EducatorComprehensive inventory of Basic skills Revised (CIBS R)Grades pre-K 9 The CIBS R is a valuable resource for programs serving students with special needs and continues to be indispensable in IEP development, program planning, and management of basic skills R keeps pace with today s assessment needs by: combining criterion-referenced assessment with normed/standardized test option for key skill areas offering 154 assessments from readiness to academic providing pre- and post grade-placement testing CIBS R Goals and Objectives CD, Scoring Conversion CD, and Management System, page 7.

6 More Inventories , page of Basic skills Revised, Spanish Edition (ABS R)Grades pre-K 9 Easy to use, with no specialized training required, the ABS R is a useful tool for assessment, diagnosis, and screening of Spanish-speaking students, to: determine a student's language dominence differentiate between students' language proficiency and learning difficulties identify present level of performance develop goals and objectives for a student's IEPN ewly revised to reflect current educational research and practices, the assessment has: expanded skill areas skills correlated to those in the CIBS R updated reading passages Dominant Language Screening FormsNEW Copyright 6 BRIGANCE Inventories Life skills inventory (LSI) Secondary Special Ed, Vocational, ESL Programs Grades 2 8 Assess listening, speaking, reading, writing, computing, and comprehension skills within the context of everyday situations: words on common signs and warning labels telephone money and finance health and othersEmployability skills inventory (ESI) Secondary Special Ed, Vocational, ESL Programs Grade 3 HS This criterion-referenced tool assesses basic job-seeking or employment skills such as.

7 Reading grade-placement career awareness and self-understanding preemployment writing math skills and concepts, and othersCheck out this inventory at : inventory of Essential skills Academic and survival skills for secondary-level special edDevelop transition goals to meet requirements. LSI and ESI Goals and Objectives CDs and Management Systems, page Decision Making For more information, sample pages, and CA101 e-Training for Teachers, and to order, visit 800 225 0248 Curriculum Associates 7 Management Systems: IED II, CIBS R, LSI, or ESI online record books maintain easily interpretable histories of learner assessments goals and objectives for each criterion-referenced assessment may be exported for IEPs progress reports measure progress against instructional goals and aid in evaluations security is ensured with password-protection IED II and CIBS R Systems include standardized scoring accurate computation of raw data for individuals or groupsSoftware to facilitate scoring and IEP preparationIED II or CIBS R Scoring Conversion CD with Standardization and Validation ManualAutomatically converts raw scores and computes chronological and Objectives Writer CD for IED II, CIBS R, LSI, ESI, or IES Create lists of goals and objectives.

8 Save, edit, print, or export to your school s IEP our Web Services Coordinator800-225-0248 for subscription rates and CD ordering informationvisit resources online: Web Services Demo CA101 e-Training for Using the CIBS R Management System is simple, due to its intuitive and logical design, on-screen prompts and help, and the excellent (downloadable) manual. This is an outstanding, easy-to-use product. I recommend it for anyone involved with children in special education situations, or with students being considered for special ed. Outstanding! MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, September 2004, with permission of Information Today, Inc., Medford, NJ 08055, 609-654-6266, Data FormRISK-FREE GUARANTEECA101 e-Training for Teachers FREE online inservices BRIGANCE Inventories Overview 24 hours a day, 7 days a 8 BRIGANCE Inventories 800 225 0248 The CIBS R is an excellent tool for Diagnostic -prescriptive teaching.

9 I have used [it] in due process hearing testimony to document that appropriate instruction is being designed to ensure educational benefit since the CIBS R directly ties assessment to general education standards in our state. One thing I always tell teachers is that the CIBS R is an assessment and instructional tool that should not sit on the shelf and just be used once a year! Laura L. Mohr, , Psycho-Educational SpecialistALBERT BRIGANCEF ormerly a school psychologist, a classroom teacher in both regular and cognitive-challenged classrooms, and Coordinator of Program Specialists and Educational Assessment Services for the Humboldt-Del Norte counties under the California Special Education Master Plan, Albert BRIGANCE brings more than 20 years experience in education to the creation of these instruments.

10 He has taught courses in the exceptional child, early childhood education, curriculum development, and instructional objectives pace with today s requirements for ongoing assessment, instruction, and You must agree that any program you buy is all that we say it is and more or you may return it for a prompt and courteous exchange, credit, or Rangeway Road North Billerica, MA 01862 2006 CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES , Inc. All Rights Reserved. CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES , BRIGANCE , TEST READY , QUICK-WORD , CARS , STARS , CA101 , , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES , Inc.